So here's a picture of the bike as I just pulled it out of storage:
It's very dirty, got two flat tires, loads of rust spots on the frame and chrome fittings.
I've done some reading on the subject and one of the key issues is the orientation of the rear dropouts (where the rear wheel fixes into the frame). With a vertical dropout, there's no room to move the rear wheel to adjust the chain tension. In my case, the dropouts are more horizontal than vertical:
So hopefully there should be enough room for adjustment - otherwise I might get away with a half size chain link. I really want to avoid a chain tensioner because they just look ugly!
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